How to Buy the Cheapest and Best Dehumidifier

Dehumidifying a home or room can be a real challenge. This is especially true during winter months where opening windows is just not an option. Mold formation is one of the leading problems that come with high humidity levels, and it does not take much humidity for mold to form. In fact, at humidity rates of 65 percent or higher, mold can form. For those of you who may be suffering from asthma or any other respiratory related problems, a humidity rate of 50 percent or higher can make life uncomfortable. The point of all this is that if humidity is a problem in a room then it is time to seriously look into buying a dehumidifier. The following are some tips on how to buy a dehumidifier.

The first thing that needs to be considered is the size of the area where the dehumidifier is going to be used. The larger the room, then obviously the larger the humid air extraction capability it will need. This is especially true if the goal is reduce humidity levels below the 50 percent mark. Dehumidifiers are rated according a system called "pint." The pint number will decide the size of room it is ideal for. Most dehumidifiers made today will have built in sensors called humidistats which measure the humidity levels and operate accordingly. It will also have different speed settings as well. The following is a list of different pint numbers and the room size they are built for.

• 400 square feet -25 pint

• 800 square feet- 40 pint

• 1000 square feet- 50 pint

• 1400 square feet -70 to 80 pint

What needs to be remember here is that the above examples of pint size refers to homes or building that are not located near large bodies of water. The recommended thing to do for houses or buildings located near water is to double the capacity. So, a 400 square feet room would require at least 50 pint dehumidifier to have any useful impact, and so on. Apart from location, the next factor which needs to be taken into account is ceiling height. Ideally, 50 percent should be added to the pint number for rooms with ceilings as high as 10 feet. Rooms with ceilings measuring at 8 feet will only require a 25 percent increase in pint number.

Pint numbers represent the amount of humidity it will be able to extract from the air in a 24 hour time frame. Dehumidifiers for home will come with removal drip pans that need to be emptied every so often. If a dehumidifier is bought which is not big enough for a given area, then it will run continuously. This is not efficient in the long run. This in turn is why it makes more sense to install one that is big enough, even though it will cost a little more to purchase.

Vladimir Chekhlov, http://www.dehumidifiersforhome24.com/

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